Obituaries: Martha Lou Cox

Martha L. (Hamilton) Cox , 85, of Cambridge died Monday October 21, 2013 at Harmar Place in Marietta Ohio.

She was born December 8, 1927 in Byesville Ohio, the daughter of Robert B. and Charlotte Irene (Evans) Hamilton.

Mrs. Cox graduated from Byesville High School as the valedictorian of the class of 1945 and from Cambridge Business College in 1946. Besides being a wonderful wife and mother she worked as a secretary for Cambridge Business College, Rolling Hills Local School District, NCR Corporation, and the John A. Cox Nationwide Insurance agency.

She is a current member of the Cambridge Ninth Street United Methodist Church and a long time member of Byesville Main Avenue United Methodist Church. She belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star and was a long time member of the Alpha Pi Sigma Sorority, Phi Chapter in Byesville.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband, John A. Cox, whom she married December 25, 1946, who passed away March 21, 1978; her brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Dorothy Hamilton; and infant great-granddaughter, Kathryn Lucas.

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